Standing close to the TV?
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Topic: Standing close to the TV?
Posted By: KH25
Subject: Standing close to the TV?
Date Posted: 07 March 2009 at 5:28pm
Is it normal for a toddler to stand practically with their nose pressed against the telly to watch it? Ashleigh does all the time and we are forever telling her to step back. I think it is normal for her age but DH just said maybe we should get her eyes checked after he heard an ad on the radio saying it was a sign of bad eyesight. I am short sighted and got my first pair of glasses when I was 8 or 9  so I hope she doesn't inherit that from me!
ETA we also have a 42" plasma so I am also concerned that it might actually be damaging her eyes being so close to it. ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: hailstones
Date Posted: 07 March 2009 at 5:58pm
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Elle does exactly the same thing, and so does her wee friend Thomas who sometimes comes to play. We tell her to step back or the TV will be turned off, and then we DO turn it off if she doesn't. We don't have quite as big a TV but its definately big enough! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 07 March 2009 at 6:29pm
| Dominic does it too. He literally plasters himself to the screen. He's even been known to give the telly kisses and cuddles! That makes it sound like he watches a lot of tv when he really only watches In The Night Garden. |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 07 March 2009 at 7:59pm
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Yup we have it here too, all the time, and she gets snotty if we tell her to move or turn it off. -------------  
 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 07 March 2009 at 8:36pm
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I think it's a common toddler thing, to want to get as close as possible. Still, my DH is very short-sighted and it's something that I'm always nervous about. I would keep encouraging her to stand back (for her eyes' sake) but also check out if she is having difficulty seeing distance by watching what she can see in a book which is not too close, and pointing out things when you are outside to see if she notices the further away things. -------------  |
Posted By: KH25
Date Posted: 07 March 2009 at 8:40pm
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Thanks - I did think it was a normal toddler thing. I don't think she has problems seeing - she points out really random small things and is forever pointing out planes in the sky that are far away and tiny!
I'll just keep encouraging her to move back - which she is generally happy to do but a few minutes later is back in the same position  ------------- Kelly, mum to DD, 19Jun06 (26wks 1lb15oz) DS1, 24Oct10 (32wks 4lb11oz) and DS2, 31Dec11 (32wks, 4lb11) http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jaycee
Date Posted: 10 March 2009 at 3:19pm
Amy does that too - and it is like she is in a trance too sometimes  . She was given a little seat (All Blacks armchair) for her first birthday by my BIL and family, so that is her 'special' chair and it is where we encourage her to sit if she is watching TV. She is pretty good about it as it is her place.  .-------------   
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